Costa Brava has no shortage of great eats, but I kept returning to Txalaka because it not only offered a reasonable 3-course lunch (for 11 euros) but also a sprawling offering of tapas at night, at 1 eur 60 each. With cheerful staff who took great joy in our tapas-enthusiasm, it was always a pleasure to return. We even showed up with a group of 30 post-conference in Girona and they accommodated us with a smile.